Beaumont - Despite having three players produce double figure kills, the Sam Houston State volleyball team lost to Lamar in four sets in a Southland Conference match Saturday afternoon at Lamar.
Carli Kolbe totaled 16 kills, Anna Ferguson had 15 and Jamie Kaleh added 10 for Sam Houston. Lamar won the match 25-15 25-21 22-25 25-23. Lauren Holdroff led the Cardinals with 13 kills.
The match marked the second Southland Conference contest for both schools. Sam Houston defeated Lamar in three straight sets in the league opener for both one week ago in Huntsville. This time, the Cardinals were too accurate for the Bearkats, hitting .314 for the match with 57 kills and only 13 errors in 140 attempts.
Lamar lifted its season record to 6-7 with the victory while Sam Houston fell to 8-10.
Sam Houston trailed only 10-8 in the first set before the Cardinals went on a 9-2 run to go up 19-10 and roll to a 25-15 first set margin. The Bearkats trailed 19-18 late in the second set but Lamar went on a 6-3 run to go up two sets to none.
The Bearkats rallied for a third set victory and looked in position to even the match at two sets apiece. But Lamar bounced back to close the contest out in four.
Next action for the Sam Houston volleyball team is a non-conference match with Houston Baptist Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Johnson Coliseum.
Ticket information for all Bearkat sports is available at www.gobearkats.com. Tickets for home volleyball matches at Johnson Coliseum are $5 for general admission and $3 for youth.
The Sam Houston State ticket office is located in the Ron Mafrige Field House in the south end zone of Bowers Stadium. Ticket office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
